CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2624Introduced by Assembly Member KalraFebruary 18, 2022 An act to amend Section 66406.9 of the Education Code, relating to public postsecondary education. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2624, as introduced, Kalra. Public postsecondary education: course materials.Existing law requires each campus of the California Community Colleges and the California State University, and requests each campus of the University of California, to identify in the online version of the campus course schedule its courses that exclusively use digital course materials, as specified, and communicate to students that the course materials for these courses are free of charge and therefore not required to be purchased. This bill would require each campus of the California Community Colleges and the California State University, and request each campus of the University of California, to prominently display the estimated costs for each course of all required course materials, and fees directly related to those materials, for no less than 75% of the total number of courses on the online campus schedule. The bill would define, for purposes of this requirement, course materials to include digital or physical textbooks, devices such as calculators and remote attendance platforms, and software subscriptions.By imposing new duties on community college districts, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YES Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 66406.9 of the Education Code is amended to read:66406.9. (a) Each campus of the California Community Colleges and the California State University shall, and each campus of the University of California is requested to, do both all of the following:(1) (A) Clearly highlight, by means that may include a symbol or logo in a conspicuous place on the online campus course schedule, the courses that exclusively use digital course materials that are free of charge to students and may have a low-cost option for print versions.(B) The digital course materials described in subparagraph (A) may include open educational resources, institutionally licensed campus library materials that all students enrolled in the course have access to use, and other properly licensed and adopted materials. Each campus of the California State University, each participating campus of the University of California, and each community college district shall ensure that these materials comply with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12101 et seq.) and the federal Copyright Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-553).(2) Clearly communicate to students that the digital course materials used for the courses identified pursuant to paragraph (1) are free of charge and therefore not required to be purchased.(3) Prominently display, by means that may include a link to a separate internet web page, the estimated costs for each course of all required course materials and fees directly related to those materials, for no less than 75 percent of the total number of courses on the online campus schedule. Course materials as used in this paragraph include digital or physical textbooks, devices such as calculators and remote attendance platforms, and software subscriptions.(b) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:(1) Course schedule is a collection of available classes, course sections, or both, published electronically, before the start of an academic term.(2) Open educational resources are high-quality teaching, learning, and research resources that reside in the public domain or have been released under an intellectual property license, such as a Creative Commons license, that permits their free use and repurposing by others, and may include other resources that are legally available and free of cost to students. Open educational resources include, but are not limited to, full courses, course materials, modules, textbooks, faculty-created content, streaming videos, tests, software, and any other tools, materials, or techniques used to support access to knowledge.(c)This section shall become operative on January 1, 2018.SEC. 2. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2624Introduced by Assembly Member KalraFebruary 18, 2022 An act to amend Section 66406.9 of the Education Code, relating to public postsecondary education. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2624, as introduced, Kalra. Public postsecondary education: course materials.Existing law requires each campus of the California Community Colleges and the California State University, and requests each campus of the University of California, to identify in the online version of the campus course schedule its courses that exclusively use digital course materials, as specified, and communicate to students that the course materials for these courses are free of charge and therefore not required to be purchased. This bill would require each campus of the California Community Colleges and the California State University, and request each campus of the University of California, to prominently display the estimated costs for each course of all required course materials, and fees directly related to those materials, for no less than 75% of the total number of courses on the online campus schedule. The bill would define, for purposes of this requirement, course materials to include digital or physical textbooks, devices such as calculators and remote attendance platforms, and software subscriptions.By imposing new duties on community college districts, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YES
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2624
Introduced by Assembly Member KalraFebruary 18, 2022
Introduced by Assembly Member Kalra
February 18, 2022
An act to amend Section 66406.9 of the Education Code, relating to public postsecondary education.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2624, as introduced, Kalra. Public postsecondary education: course materials.
Existing law requires each campus of the California Community Colleges and the California State University, and requests each campus of the University of California, to identify in the online version of the campus course schedule its courses that exclusively use digital course materials, as specified, and communicate to students that the course materials for these courses are free of charge and therefore not required to be purchased. This bill would require each campus of the California Community Colleges and the California State University, and request each campus of the University of California, to prominently display the estimated costs for each course of all required course materials, and fees directly related to those materials, for no less than 75% of the total number of courses on the online campus schedule. The bill would define, for purposes of this requirement, course materials to include digital or physical textbooks, devices such as calculators and remote attendance platforms, and software subscriptions.By imposing new duties on community college districts, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Existing law requires each campus of the California Community Colleges and the California State University, and requests each campus of the University of California, to identify in the online version of the campus course schedule its courses that exclusively use digital course materials, as specified, and communicate to students that the course materials for these courses are free of charge and therefore not required to be purchased.
This bill would require each campus of the California Community Colleges and the California State University, and request each campus of the University of California, to prominently display the estimated costs for each course of all required course materials, and fees directly related to those materials, for no less than 75% of the total number of courses on the online campus schedule. The bill would define, for purposes of this requirement, course materials to include digital or physical textbooks, devices such as calculators and remote attendance platforms, and software subscriptions.
By imposing new duties on community college districts, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 66406.9 of the Education Code is amended to read:66406.9. (a) Each campus of the California Community Colleges and the California State University shall, and each campus of the University of California is requested to, do both all of the following:(1) (A) Clearly highlight, by means that may include a symbol or logo in a conspicuous place on the online campus course schedule, the courses that exclusively use digital course materials that are free of charge to students and may have a low-cost option for print versions.(B) The digital course materials described in subparagraph (A) may include open educational resources, institutionally licensed campus library materials that all students enrolled in the course have access to use, and other properly licensed and adopted materials. Each campus of the California State University, each participating campus of the University of California, and each community college district shall ensure that these materials comply with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12101 et seq.) and the federal Copyright Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-553).(2) Clearly communicate to students that the digital course materials used for the courses identified pursuant to paragraph (1) are free of charge and therefore not required to be purchased.(3) Prominently display, by means that may include a link to a separate internet web page, the estimated costs for each course of all required course materials and fees directly related to those materials, for no less than 75 percent of the total number of courses on the online campus schedule. Course materials as used in this paragraph include digital or physical textbooks, devices such as calculators and remote attendance platforms, and software subscriptions.(b) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:(1) Course schedule is a collection of available classes, course sections, or both, published electronically, before the start of an academic term.(2) Open educational resources are high-quality teaching, learning, and research resources that reside in the public domain or have been released under an intellectual property license, such as a Creative Commons license, that permits their free use and repurposing by others, and may include other resources that are legally available and free of cost to students. Open educational resources include, but are not limited to, full courses, course materials, modules, textbooks, faculty-created content, streaming videos, tests, software, and any other tools, materials, or techniques used to support access to knowledge.(c)This section shall become operative on January 1, 2018.SEC. 2. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 66406.9 of the Education Code is amended to read:66406.9. (a) Each campus of the California Community Colleges and the California State University shall, and each campus of the University of California is requested to, do both all of the following:(1) (A) Clearly highlight, by means that may include a symbol or logo in a conspicuous place on the online campus course schedule, the courses that exclusively use digital course materials that are free of charge to students and may have a low-cost option for print versions.(B) The digital course materials described in subparagraph (A) may include open educational resources, institutionally licensed campus library materials that all students enrolled in the course have access to use, and other properly licensed and adopted materials. Each campus of the California State University, each participating campus of the University of California, and each community college district shall ensure that these materials comply with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12101 et seq.) and the federal Copyright Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-553).(2) Clearly communicate to students that the digital course materials used for the courses identified pursuant to paragraph (1) are free of charge and therefore not required to be purchased.(3) Prominently display, by means that may include a link to a separate internet web page, the estimated costs for each course of all required course materials and fees directly related to those materials, for no less than 75 percent of the total number of courses on the online campus schedule. Course materials as used in this paragraph include digital or physical textbooks, devices such as calculators and remote attendance platforms, and software subscriptions.(b) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:(1) Course schedule is a collection of available classes, course sections, or both, published electronically, before the start of an academic term.(2) Open educational resources are high-quality teaching, learning, and research resources that reside in the public domain or have been released under an intellectual property license, such as a Creative Commons license, that permits their free use and repurposing by others, and may include other resources that are legally available and free of cost to students. Open educational resources include, but are not limited to, full courses, course materials, modules, textbooks, faculty-created content, streaming videos, tests, software, and any other tools, materials, or techniques used to support access to knowledge.(c)This section shall become operative on January 1, 2018.
SECTION 1. Section 66406.9 of the Education Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
66406.9. (a) Each campus of the California Community Colleges and the California State University shall, and each campus of the University of California is requested to, do both all of the following:(1) (A) Clearly highlight, by means that may include a symbol or logo in a conspicuous place on the online campus course schedule, the courses that exclusively use digital course materials that are free of charge to students and may have a low-cost option for print versions.(B) The digital course materials described in subparagraph (A) may include open educational resources, institutionally licensed campus library materials that all students enrolled in the course have access to use, and other properly licensed and adopted materials. Each campus of the California State University, each participating campus of the University of California, and each community college district shall ensure that these materials comply with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12101 et seq.) and the federal Copyright Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-553).(2) Clearly communicate to students that the digital course materials used for the courses identified pursuant to paragraph (1) are free of charge and therefore not required to be purchased.(3) Prominently display, by means that may include a link to a separate internet web page, the estimated costs for each course of all required course materials and fees directly related to those materials, for no less than 75 percent of the total number of courses on the online campus schedule. Course materials as used in this paragraph include digital or physical textbooks, devices such as calculators and remote attendance platforms, and software subscriptions.(b) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:(1) Course schedule is a collection of available classes, course sections, or both, published electronically, before the start of an academic term.(2) Open educational resources are high-quality teaching, learning, and research resources that reside in the public domain or have been released under an intellectual property license, such as a Creative Commons license, that permits their free use and repurposing by others, and may include other resources that are legally available and free of cost to students. Open educational resources include, but are not limited to, full courses, course materials, modules, textbooks, faculty-created content, streaming videos, tests, software, and any other tools, materials, or techniques used to support access to knowledge.(c)This section shall become operative on January 1, 2018.
66406.9. (a) Each campus of the California Community Colleges and the California State University shall, and each campus of the University of California is requested to, do both all of the following:(1) (A) Clearly highlight, by means that may include a symbol or logo in a conspicuous place on the online campus course schedule, the courses that exclusively use digital course materials that are free of charge to students and may have a low-cost option for print versions.(B) The digital course materials described in subparagraph (A) may include open educational resources, institutionally licensed campus library materials that all students enrolled in the course have access to use, and other properly licensed and adopted materials. Each campus of the California State University, each participating campus of the University of California, and each community college district shall ensure that these materials comply with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12101 et seq.) and the federal Copyright Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-553).(2) Clearly communicate to students that the digital course materials used for the courses identified pursuant to paragraph (1) are free of charge and therefore not required to be purchased.(3) Prominently display, by means that may include a link to a separate internet web page, the estimated costs for each course of all required course materials and fees directly related to those materials, for no less than 75 percent of the total number of courses on the online campus schedule. Course materials as used in this paragraph include digital or physical textbooks, devices such as calculators and remote attendance platforms, and software subscriptions.(b) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:(1) Course schedule is a collection of available classes, course sections, or both, published electronically, before the start of an academic term.(2) Open educational resources are high-quality teaching, learning, and research resources that reside in the public domain or have been released under an intellectual property license, such as a Creative Commons license, that permits their free use and repurposing by others, and may include other resources that are legally available and free of cost to students. Open educational resources include, but are not limited to, full courses, course materials, modules, textbooks, faculty-created content, streaming videos, tests, software, and any other tools, materials, or techniques used to support access to knowledge.(c)This section shall become operative on January 1, 2018.
66406.9. (a) Each campus of the California Community Colleges and the California State University shall, and each campus of the University of California is requested to, do both all of the following:(1) (A) Clearly highlight, by means that may include a symbol or logo in a conspicuous place on the online campus course schedule, the courses that exclusively use digital course materials that are free of charge to students and may have a low-cost option for print versions.(B) The digital course materials described in subparagraph (A) may include open educational resources, institutionally licensed campus library materials that all students enrolled in the course have access to use, and other properly licensed and adopted materials. Each campus of the California State University, each participating campus of the University of California, and each community college district shall ensure that these materials comply with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12101 et seq.) and the federal Copyright Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-553).(2) Clearly communicate to students that the digital course materials used for the courses identified pursuant to paragraph (1) are free of charge and therefore not required to be purchased.(3) Prominently display, by means that may include a link to a separate internet web page, the estimated costs for each course of all required course materials and fees directly related to those materials, for no less than 75 percent of the total number of courses on the online campus schedule. Course materials as used in this paragraph include digital or physical textbooks, devices such as calculators and remote attendance platforms, and software subscriptions.(b) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:(1) Course schedule is a collection of available classes, course sections, or both, published electronically, before the start of an academic term.(2) Open educational resources are high-quality teaching, learning, and research resources that reside in the public domain or have been released under an intellectual property license, such as a Creative Commons license, that permits their free use and repurposing by others, and may include other resources that are legally available and free of cost to students. Open educational resources include, but are not limited to, full courses, course materials, modules, textbooks, faculty-created content, streaming videos, tests, software, and any other tools, materials, or techniques used to support access to knowledge.(c)This section shall become operative on January 1, 2018.
66406.9. (a) Each campus of the California Community Colleges and the California State University shall, and each campus of the University of California is requested to, do both all of the following:
(1) (A) Clearly highlight, by means that may include a symbol or logo in a conspicuous place on the online campus course schedule, the courses that exclusively use digital course materials that are free of charge to students and may have a low-cost option for print versions.
(B) The digital course materials described in subparagraph (A) may include open educational resources, institutionally licensed campus library materials that all students enrolled in the course have access to use, and other properly licensed and adopted materials. Each campus of the California State University, each participating campus of the University of California, and each community college district shall ensure that these materials comply with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12101 et seq.) and the federal Copyright Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-553).
(2) Clearly communicate to students that the digital course materials used for the courses identified pursuant to paragraph (1) are free of charge and therefore not required to be purchased.
(3) Prominently display, by means that may include a link to a separate internet web page, the estimated costs for each course of all required course materials and fees directly related to those materials, for no less than 75 percent of the total number of courses on the online campus schedule. Course materials as used in this paragraph include digital or physical textbooks, devices such as calculators and remote attendance platforms, and software subscriptions.
(b) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
(1) Course schedule is a collection of available classes, course sections, or both, published electronically, before the start of an academic term.
(2) Open educational resources are high-quality teaching, learning, and research resources that reside in the public domain or have been released under an intellectual property license, such as a Creative Commons license, that permits their free use and repurposing by others, and may include other resources that are legally available and free of cost to students. Open educational resources include, but are not limited to, full courses, course materials, modules, textbooks, faculty-created content, streaming videos, tests, software, and any other tools, materials, or techniques used to support access to knowledge.
(c)This section shall become operative on January 1, 2018.
SEC. 2. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
SEC. 2. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
SEC. 2. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
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